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President Clinton formally nominated Michael Carns as Director of the CIA at a White House ceremony this afternoon. TIME Washington correspondent Douglas Waller says Senate confirmation prospects are bright for the retired Air Force general. Senate intelligence committee chairman Arlen Specter (R-Pa.), whose panel decides whether to forward the nomination to the full Senate, today said he foresaw no roadblocks. Carns listed his own concerns as follows: "The Cold War may have passed into history, but regional instability, terrorism, drug trafficking, crime and the proliferation of nuclear weapons all loom large...
Spring is just around the corner, at least according to Punxsutawney Phil, the famous forecasting groundhog in Punxsutawney, Pa. Phil did not see his shadow when pulled out of his burrow this morning. Only clouds. According to the century-old tradition, this means that spring will arrive early. Maybe so, but meterologists are predicting a winter storm on the east coast this weekend...
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...them. The bomb intended for Clinton contained a light bulb filled with explosives, designed to go off when it was used, The Salt Lake Tribune reported, citing an anonymous police officer.In a second incident, police wrestled down William C. Phillips, also 29, after spotting him Wednesday night in Trexlertown, Pa., standing with a handgun along Clinton's motorcade route. He was committed to Allentown State Hospital for a psychiatric examination, state police said...